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City guide Sitges

• Method Generated ⁠Researched
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,800 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €348,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 were €5,833/m² in Centre, not split by bedrooms. A…
• 1-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 60 m² = €252,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 were €3,923/m² in Levantina - Montgavina…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €5,500 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €440,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 were €5,833/m² in Centre. An 80 m² flat at that…
• 2-Bedroom Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €4,000 per m² (e.g., 80 m² = €320,000) ⁠Fotocasa asking prices in October 2026 were €3,923/m² in Levantina - Montgavina…
• Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax for 6 years) or the new Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) tax regime. ⁠People who become resident by moving to Spain, including teleworkers, can opt into the…
• Best Coworking Space Sitges Coworking (Carrer de l'Illa de Cuba, 10) - Day pass approx. €20. ⁠Coworking Vistamar, 17 Avinguda de la Trinitat, lists an open desk at €250 a month before…
• Best Local Dish to Try Xató (Cod, endive, and nut sauce salad). ⁠Xató, a salad of endive and cod with a sauce of toasted almonds, chillies, garlic, oil and…
• Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish 'Transparencia Fiscal Internacional' rules apply. ⁠Yes. A Spanish resident company is taxed on a foreign subsidiary when it owns, alone or…
• Corporate Tax 25% (Standard Spanish CIT) ⁠The general corporation tax rate is 25%.
• Currency & Banking Euro (€); 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include CaixaBank and Sabadell. ⁠Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so 1…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 26% depending on amount ⁠Non-residents pay 19% on dividends, and treaties can set a lower rate. Residents pay the…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (National + Regional Catalonia combine) ⁠The national 2026 withholding guideline reaches 47 percent above 300,000 euro. Actual…
• Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Santiago Rusiñol (Carrer Major). ⁠Biblioteca Santiago Rusiñol is at 13 Plaça de l'Ajuntament in the old town.
• Local Heritage The 'Indianos' mansions (built by locals who returned wealthy from Cuba). ⁠Mansions of the Americanos, Sitges families who returned wealthy from Cuba and often…
• Population 29,000 (increases significantly in summer) ⁠32,609 on 1 January 2025, the municipal register figure in the English Wikipedia infobox.
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C and F sockets ⁠230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
• Property Transaction Tax 10% ITP (Transfer Tax) for resale; 10% VAT + IAJD for new builds. ⁠On a resale in Catalonia, transfer tax is 10% up to €600,000. Above that, the average rate…
• Public Transport Passes T-Usual (unlimited monthly) or T-Casual (10 trips) valid for Zone 3. ⁠Sitges is fare zone 3A. Travel to Barcelona (zone 1) is charged as 3 zones: T-usual €42.70…

fix pass aligned Tap Water, SIM Card, Tax System and Highest Income Tax Bracket with the country prep and researched Girona wording; added Orange's tariff comparison for the 28-day duration. Best Coworking Space keeps the supported monthly price and address, with its area day price now explicitly unverified; Libraries & Study Spots keeps its address as unverified because the map page was inaccessible. Updated research date and researcher attribution (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.orange.es/tarifas/movil/prepago, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://workin.space/en/spain/sitges/coworking-vistamar, https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1579603348).

City guide Sevilla

• Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.10 USD. Major banks include BBVA and CaixaBank. ⁠Euro (EUR, €). ECB reference on 19 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD (1 USD = 0.8909 EUR)…
• Dividend Withholding Tax 19% to 26% based on amount. ⁠Dividends are savings income: 19% on the first €6,000, 21% to €50,000, 23% to €200,000…
• Gyms & Fitness Centers Basic-Fit (€24.99/month) or enjoy! San Bernardo (premium center with pool). ⁠Basic-Fit lists Sevilla among its clubs in Spain. Comfort is €24.99 every 4 weeks after…
• Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (on income over €300,000). ⁠The national general-income withholding scale reaches 47% above €300,000. Combined…
• Highway Access A-4 (Madrid), A-49 (Huelva/Portugal), and A-92 (Granada/Málaga). ⁠The A-4 links Seville with Cádiz, Córdoba and Madrid. The A-49 links Seville with Huelva…
• Language Classes CLIC International House or Giralda Center. ⁠CLIC International House, Calle Albareda 19, in the centre, a short walk from the…
• Main Train/Transit Hub Sevilla-Santa Justa (High-speed AVE connection to Madrid in 2.5 hours). ⁠Seville Santa Justa station, on Avenida de Kansas City, about 1 km east of the centre. AVE…
• Population 685,000 (City), approx. 1.5 million (Metropolitan area) ⁠688,714 in 2025 on the Andalusian statistics sheet. The English Wikipedia cites the same…
• Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets (standard European two-pin). ⁠230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
• Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles), approx. 0.4% - 1.1% of rateable value. ⁠IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the city sets the rate. A…
• Property Transaction Tax ITP (Property Transfer Tax) is 7% in Andalusia. ⁠In Andalusia, a resale from a private seller pays transfer tax at 7% (since 28 April…
• Public Transport Passes Tarjeta Transporte (Consorcio); €0.40–€1.00 per ride. TUSSAM bus cards. ⁠In 2026 a TUSSAM single ticket is €1.40. With the 40% bonus, a multi-trip ride is €0.41…
• Regional Travel Renfe Media Distancia to Córdoba (45m) or ALSA/Damas buses for regional routes. ⁠AVE trains from Santa Justa reach Córdoba in under 50 minutes. An occasional slower train…
• SIM Card Orange, Movistar, and Vodafone; €15-€20 for 50GB-100GB data plans. ⁠Buy at an Orange or Movistar shop and bring photo ID for prepaid registration. Orange…
• Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €4,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €168,000) ⁠About €4,258 per square metre in Casco Antiguo in October 2026, from Fotocasa asking…
• Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,100 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €84,000) ⁠About €1,464 per square metre in Cerro-Amate in the same October 2026 Fotocasa index, the…
• Tap Water Drinkable and high quality (EMASESA provides some of the best water in Spain). ⁠Generally safe to drink throughout Spain. Southern supplies can have a higher mineral…
• Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (residing >183 days). ⁠Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
• Top International Airline Ryanair, Iberia, and Lufthansa (connecting via Madrid/Frankfurt). ⁠Ryanair, Iberia and Lufthansa are on the current Aena schedule at Sevilla Airport. The…
• Top Regional Airline Vueling (major hub at SVQ airport). ⁠Vueling, Iberia and Air Nostrum are on the current Aena schedule at Sevilla Airport.
• VAT 21% (IVA). ⁠Standard VAT (IVA) is 21%. The reduced rate is 10% and the super-reduced rate is 4%.

fix pass evidence limits added for Best Coworking Space (Arcadia details and workINcompany address), Best Hospital (private hospital address), Gyms & Fitness Centers (promotion dates) and SIM Card (Orange renewal period); item values for the first three are unchanged. Research date and researcher attribution updated for this fix pass (https://workincompany.com/; https://www.quironsalud.com/sagrado-corazon; https://www.basic-fit.com/es-es).